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Gifts and goodwill for men and women in blue

Volunteers provided baskets with gifts, notes and gestures of goodwill from the community -- and the gifts are timely.

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Updated: 12:14 PM CDT Jul 21, 2016

Gifts and goodwill for men and women in blue

Volunteers provided baskets with gifts, notes and gestures of goodwill from the community -- and the gifts are timely.

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Updated: 12:14 PM CDT Jul 21, 2016

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WEBVTT KRISTYNA: AND ROB, THESE BASKETS HAVE GIFTS AND NOTES. GESTURES OF GOODWILL FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND THE GIFTS ARE TIMELY. AN UPDATE FROM OPD CRIMESTOPPERS TONIGHT PROVES THE POLICE AND PUBLIC ARE WORKING TOGETHER. THEY'RE LITTLE BAGS, FILLED WITH SIMPLE SNACKS. BUT EACH ONE OF THEM IS PACKED WITH CAR ABBY: JUST A FUN, LIGHT-HEARTED TREAT THAT WILL PUT A SMILE ON THEIR FACE, AND BE SOMETHING THEY ENJOY. KRISTYNA: FILLING UP MULTIPLE BOXES AND BASKETS WITH HUNDREDS OF BAGS. SOME KIDS EVEN COLORIN PICTURES, AND PERSONALIZING THANK YOU NOTES, THAT WILL BE DELIVERED TO OMAHA POLICE OFFICERS. ABBY: JUST TO SHOW OUR THAT THEY DO. KRISTYNA: ABBY JOHNSON HELPED ORGANIZE THE EFFORT. BECAUSE SHE SAYS OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DESERVES IT. ABBY: WE JUST THOUGHT THIS WOULD OUR SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE KEEPING US SAFE. KRISTYNA: AND POLICE SAY THE PUBLIC'S TRUST IS APPARENT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LATEST OPD CRIMESTOPPERS PAY-OUT NUMBER $178,000 PAID OUT, JUST HALF-WAY THROUGH THE YEAR. COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, CRIMESTOPPERS PAID $176,00 TOTAL. OFC. ANSON: IT SHOWS THE PROGRAM IS WORKING, WORKING WELL. AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE GETTING INVOLVED KRISTYNA: AND FOR THE WORK THEY DO, THIS COMMUNITY SAYS THANK YOU TO POLICE IN A SIMPLE, BUT HEARTFELT WAY. ABBY: WE BELIEVE THEY HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT JOB. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW THEM WE CARE, WE'RE BEHIND THEM, AND WE SUPPORT THEM. KRISTYNA: VOLUNTEERS AT SAINT ANDREW'S METHODIST CHURCH

Gifts and goodwill for men and women in blue

Volunteers provided baskets with gifts, notes and gestures of goodwill from the community -- and the gifts are timely.